Remove the VPS Backup Pull, Now Maintained Outside This Repository

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What

• Removes ops/ entirely (vps-backup-pull, its systemd units, install.sh, README.md).
• Trims OPERATIONS.md "Working With the VPS" and ENVIRONMENT.md to describe only what this repository's own tooling still needs from that side: that LOG_ARCHIVE_ROOT exists and is where Log Review reads pulled logs from. Drops the BACKUP_ARCHIVE_ROOT/VPS_TRAEFIK_LOG_ARCHIVE/VPS_ARCHIVE_DIR/VPS_BLOG_LOG_DIR/SSH_OPTS rows and the whole "The backup host" section from ENVIRONMENT.md, since nothing in this repository reads or generates them anymore (confirmed via checks/check-env-docs.py, still 28/28 clean).
• Updates .secrets/example.env and .secrets/README.md to match (one destination, ~/.secrets/Blog.<server>.<environment>.env, not two).
• Updates README.md's "Configuration" table to drop the ops/ row.
• Updates TODO.md: fixes dead links to the now-moved script in the historical "prove the pull works" record (kept, since it documents real incidents with lasting value), and rewrites the "Open decisions" entry to record where things ended up.

No file in this PR names or links the destination repository. It's private; every reference here says only "maintained outside this repository" or "the maintainer's private infrastructure tooling."

Why

Nothing about the pull was specific to this site. It's the VPS's own operational tooling (a systemd timer on a different host, pulling VPS state), which belongs with the rest of that host's service configuration, not with the Hugo site's own deploy path. This repo's own TODO.md "Open decisions" already framed this as an open question when the pull was first committed here (2026-08-08) -- it's resolved now.

Sequencing note

The destination repo's own PR landed first and its docs/tooling there are believed correct, but the live vps-backup-pull.timer on the backup host has not yet been re-pointed at the new location (that's a manual, separate step on real infrastructure). Merging this is safe either way -- it only touches this repo's own files -- but until that re-point happens, the description above ("maintained outside this repository") is aspirationally accurate rather than something this repo can verify.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Updated environment and operations guidance to reflect externally maintained backup infrastructure.
  • Clarified that this repository retains only log archive integration requirements.
  • Removed obsolete backup-host configuration, installer, scheduling, and operational documentation.
  • Updated project guidance and TODO items to reflect the new infrastructure ownership.

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Walkthrough

The repository removes its VPS backup-pull scripts, systemd units, installer, and related documentation. Repository configuration now retains only workstation and log-archive requirements. Operations and TODO documentation describe backup tooling as externally maintained.

Changes

VPS backup tooling externalization

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Configuration ownership boundaries .secrets/README.md, .secrets/example.env, ENVIRONMENT.md	Documentation limits ENV_FILE handling to deploy/make-release.sh and removes repository-managed VPS backup settings. LOG_ARCHIVE_ROOT remains for off-host rotated logs.
Backup implementation removal ops/install.sh, ops/vps-backup-pull, ops/vps-backup-pull.service, ops/vps-backup-pull.service.d-local.conf.example, ops/vps-backup-pull.timer, ops/README.md	The repository removes the backup-pull executable, installer, systemd service and timer, drop-in example, and architecture documentation.
Operational documentation integration OPERATIONS.md, TODO.md	Operations documentation describes an externally maintained backup-host pull. TODO history and decisions record the move to private infrastructure tooling and retain the LOG_ARCHIVE_ROOT integration requirement.
Repository navigation cleanup README.md	The repository removes the ops/ configuration entry and link definition.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk:🔵 Low · up to 16985

The PR safely removes the repository-owned backup tooling, but the documentation may still understate a few remaining operational dependencies, which could mildly mislead maintainers during setup or maintenance. The change is mergeable with explicit owner awareness or a follow-up documentation correction.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely summarizes the removal of the VPS backup-pull tooling and its move outside the repository.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	Docstring check was indeterminate for this PR — some files could not be analyzed in time. Not blocking.
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Remove VPS backup-pull ops tooling from repo (now maintained externally)

📝 Documentation⚙️ Configuration changes🕐 20-40 Minutes

AI Description

• Remove the in-repo ops/ VPS backup-pull tooling and systemd unit docs.
• Update env/secrets documentation to keep only the LOG_ARCHIVE_ROOT contract.
• Fix README/TODO references to preserve history while dropping moved tooling links.

Diagram

graph TD
op["Operator"] --> secrets["~/.secrets/Blog.*.env"] --> repo[["Repo tooling (deploy/checks)"]] --> review[["Log Review"]]
pull{{"Backup pull (external)"}} --> archive[("LOG_ARCHIVE_ROOT")] --> review
docs["Docs (OPERATIONS/ENVIRONMENT)"] --> repo
subgraph Legend
direction LR
_int["Internal"] ~~~ _db[("Storage")] ~~~ _ext{{"External"}}
end

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High-Level Assessment

The following are alternative approaches to this PR:

1. Keep `ops/` as a private submodule

• ➕ Preserves existing paths/docs references (ops/...) with minimal churn
• ➕ Keeps implementation close to consumers via pinned revision
• ➖ Requires private-repo access for every checkout/CI consumer
• ➖ Couples this repo’s lifecycle to infrastructure repo changes and submodule workflows

2. Leave a thin wrapper/stub instead of full removal

• ➕ Maintains discoverability (ops/vps-backup-pull still exists) while delegating implementation elsewhere
• ➕ Reduces risk of broken mental models for operators
• ➖ Still duplicates interface/docs and can drift from the true implementation
• ➖ Conflicts with the goal of keeping non-site-specific tooling out of this repo

Recommendation: The PR’s approach (full removal + documenting only the remaining contract: LOG_ARCHIVE_ROOT) is the cleanest separation given the destination tooling is private and host-specific. The main thing to ensure post-merge is operational continuity: the backup host’s live timer must be repointed to the external location, and repo docs remain explicit that this repository cannot verify that step.

Files changed (6) +20 / -87

Documentation (5) +14 / -43

README.mdDrop references to removed 'ops/install.sh' env-file behavior+4/-4

Drop references to removed 'ops/install.sh' env-file behavior

• Updates the secrets README to describe only how 'deploy/make-release.sh' resolves 'ENV_FILE'. Removes the now-invalid mention of 'ops/install.sh' sharing the same resolution rules.

.secrets/README.md

ENVIRONMENT.mdTrim VPS/backup-host variables to 'LOG_ARCHIVE_ROOT' only+1/-21

Trim VPS/backup-host variables to 'LOG_ARCHIVE_ROOT' only

• Removes the dedicated “backup host” section and drops variables no longer used by this repository. Rewords 'LOG_ARCHIVE_ROOT' to explicitly note it is written by tooling maintained outside this repo.

ENVIRONMENT.md

OPERATIONS.mdUpdate “Working With the VPS” to reference external pull only+3/-7

Update “Working With the VPS” to reference external pull only

• Replaces in-repo 'ops/vps-backup-pull' references with a statement that the pull is maintained outside this repository. Removes 'BACKUP_ARCHIVE_ROOT'/archive-path discussion and keeps the operational dependency focused on 'LOG_ARCHIVE_ROOT' for log review.

OPERATIONS.md

README.mdRemove 'ops/' entry from repository structure table+0/-2

Remove 'ops/' entry from repository structure table

• Drops the 'ops/' row and the now-dead link reference from the README’s configuration/structure section, reflecting that operational pull tooling is no longer part of this repository.

README.md

TODO.mdPreserve historical proof notes while removing moved-script links+6/-9

Preserve historical proof notes while removing moved-script links

• Updates recurring-ops and open-decisions notes to reflect that the backup pull moved out of this repository on 2026-08-24. Keeps the incident/history record but rewrites references so they don’t point at deleted 'ops/' paths.

TODO.md

Other (1) +6 / -44

example.envRemove backup-host env section; keep only 'LOG_ARCHIVE_ROOT' contract+6/-44

Remove backup-host env section; keep only 'LOG_ARCHIVE_ROOT' contract

• Collapses the template’s “two destinations” framing into a single workstation secrets file. Removes variables that only the deleted backup-pull tooling used, and clarifies that 'LOG_ARCHIVE_ROOT' is populated by an external pull and read by log review.

.secrets/example.env

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- Line 97: Update the remaining-scope statement in TODO.md to acknowledge all
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• .secrets/README.md
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• ops/install.sh
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1. VPS not title case✗ Dismissed📘 Rule violation✧ Quality

Description

The PR title contains VPS in all caps, but this rule requires non-bind words to be title-cased
(first letter uppercase, remaining letters lowercase). This violates the enforced title-case format
requirement for PR titles.

Code

TODO.md[96]

+- **Resolved, and superseded again since: the backup pull and the VPS's cold-standup runbook moved out of this repository, 2026-08-24.** They now live in the maintainer's private infrastructure tooling, maintained outside this repository, alongside the rest of that host's own service configuration. `OPERATIONS.md` "Working With the VPS" documents only what this repository's own tooling still needs from that side: that `LOG_ARCHIVE_ROOT` exists and is where the pulled logs land. [#53][issue-53], reconciling the VPS's own older copy of the pull script against the committed one, is no longer this repository's to track, since neither copy is committed here anymore.

Relevance

●● Moderate

No close title-case precedent; acronym capitalization is a subjective rule issue despite the active
compliance rule.

PR-#105
PR-#108

ⓘ Recommendations generated based on similar findings in past PRs

Evidence

PR Compliance ID 2826395 requires title case for non-bind words; in the PR title `Remove the VPS
Backup Pull, Now Maintained Outside This Repository, the word VPS` is not in title case because it
contains uppercase letters beyond the first character.

Rule 2826395: Enforce title case in pull request titles with short bind words in lowercase

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✅ Compliance rules (platform): 13 rules

Review mode: ⚖️ Balanced: This is a broad removal and documentation/configuration cleanup affecting operational backup tooling and environment contracts; despite deleting runtime files, verifying references and retained Log Review assumptions merits a careful single-pass review.

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Fixed in 9fab953. ENVIRONMENT.md documents more than what this repository's tooling consumes in code -- CADDY_APPDATA is the example already in the file, recorded purely so a manual rebuild doesn't depend on memory. Reworded TODO.md's claim to match: 'describe only what this repository still needs, whether read by its tooling or relied on by a manual VPS procedure documented here.'